Hippo Pool Events continues The Nutcracker – A Canadian Tradition in Guelph this year as Ballet Jörgen Canada returns to River Run Centre with their performances Dec. 20 and 21.
Last year 23 students from dance schools in Guelph and the throughout Wellington County were selected by Ballet Jörgen to join the company’s professional cast for the Guelph performances.
Once again, auditions are being offered to let local dance students join the cast.
On Sept. 15, the River Run Centre will host auditions for youth between the ages of eight and seventeen years old.
Dancers are asked to register online at the Ballet Jörgen Canada website: www.balletjorgencanada.ca.
In the weeks leading up to the performance, the selected students will rehearse regularly at Royal City School of Ballet and Theatre Jazz Inc. in Guelph.
Choreographed by Bengt Jörgen to Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s well-loved score, this delightful re-working of the timeless classic is born from a collaboration with Kleinburg’s world-renowned McMichael Canadian Art Collection.
For more information visit www.balletjorgen.ca.
Tickets to the Dec. 20 and 21 performances are: adults, $46/$42, senior tickets are $44/$40, and student tickets are $31/$27. Premier seating price is $65. This is an eyeGO performance.
Tickets are now on sale at River Run Centre box office at 519-763-3000 or 1-877-520-2408 or www.riverrun.ca.
